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Human Resources Specialist Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

The annual salary statistics of human resources specialists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of human resources specialists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Human Resources Specialists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$58,210
25th Percentile Wage
$73,940
50th Percentile Wage
$94,710
75th Percentile Wage
$127,700
90th Percentile Wage
$166,860

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for human resources specialists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $166,860. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,210.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of human resources specialists from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$94,710
5.30% 24.22%
2021
$89,690
3.99% -
2020
$86,110
4.99% -
2019
$81,810
2.81% -
2018
$79,510
-1.96% -
2017
$81,070
2.44% -
2016
$79,090
1.15% -
2015
$78,180
3.79% -
2014
$75,220
4.05% -
2013
$72,170
0.55% -
2012
$71,770
- -

Table 2. Compare Human Resources Specialist Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $94,710, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for human resources specialists in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $96,440). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of human resources specialists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$96,440
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$94,710
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$86,250
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$78,490
Vallejo-Fairfield
$77,990
Salinas
$76,450
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$76,020
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$75,670
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$75,430
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$75,420
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$74,980
Napa
$74,610
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$74,580
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$74,260
Modesto
$73,170
Redding
$72,660
Hanford-Corcoran
$72,270
Yuba City
$71,940
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$71,400
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$70,220
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$67,220
Bakersfield-Delano
$67,220
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$67,020
Madera-Chowchilla
$65,930
Stockton
$65,810
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$65,580
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$65,240
Chico
$65,060
Visalia-Porterville
$64,590
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$63,940
Fresno
$63,840
El Centro
$63,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$63,320
Merced
$62,900
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$62,080
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$60,520
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$58,920
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$58,750
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$47,600

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